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we'll have grilling tips from a chef grilling tips 101 on what to do on your grill at home. check it out. lets get to cooking for the perfect summer sizzle it's back to the barbecue basics. >> the man behind the grill is chef luke pellegrino, with more than 36 years in the culinary arts, one trick starts with the flame and there are options, hardwood, charcoal or gas. and once that is settled it's time to work with what the chef says is the real state of the grill. >> the hot spot is in the center put your hand up high and here it's difference. i keep a towel here and roll it up and tie it with twine and i use that to season the grill, but the fun is in the cocking, jersey fresh corn, oysters casino and smoked barbecue ribs. >> how do you know when it's done. >> poulttory, you want to make sure it's in the center. for steaks medium rare 125 degrees medium 130 to 135 and anything beyond 150 is medium well, well these ribs are done and the happy dance. enjoy the weekend down the shore. >> wow that looks delicious. >> you guys know when i do the happy dance you know it's about

what -- your husband grills?hen i read this, i almost fell asleep, i was like what is wrong. i said, is there something about the grill, he said oh, my god yeah! hig he is a fireman,t is a disclaimer, he said there is something about the grill, like hunting and gathering i slathering up my meat,. kennedy: i am more excited about grilling now than i have been in 14 months thank you, you wuss face. >> and rodger go -- goodell has -- suspensioname is the on tom brady, he worked that mother worse than lindsey graham did, when he put his in a blender. mercy, this is exciting news, if you despite tom brady. >> all of new york is woohoo ! >> kudos to rodger goodell for bravely upholding his own decision. if tom brady sought to with hole evidence in an investigation, he should not be suspended for 4 games, he should be banned for life, and every achievement he has accomplished on feel should be thrown out. congratulation to seattle seahawks for winning two straight super bowls, end of story. kennedy: what did watergate t

do you leave sword fish on the grill. >> that only needs eight to ten minutes on the grill.ou only want to go for that medium flavor. >> fantastic. >> it is not all dried out. >> what is this. >> this is our bi son burger. just within burger brawl in philly it came in the top eight out of 54 local restaurants. >> mayonnaise on top good this is a truffle aoli from baby swift cheese from a local farm. >> from what spark. >> hepp springs farm. >> can i try this. >> that is perfect. >> here's the thing i just burn the outside and pink and red in the middle. >> good rule of thumb going for a rare, medium rare you want that on the hottest part of the grill first. going for a medium to a well, you want to have it a lower setting on the grill. >> can you hold it down. >> by the way whenever i grill, this is what happens the fire truck shows up. unbelievable. >> thank you good morning we will see new a main line in a couple hours when i start grilling. >> what do we have here. >> we have organic, local organic smoke chicken wings. little different from the regular chicken wings. we s

what we do here is not grilling.s is real barbecue, hence mikeyo's real barbecue. >> yes. >> this is grilled low and slow cooking over just kohl's and wood. >> that is it. >> that is some of them smoke nice and low and slow. >> there have been some ribs cooking nicely. when i sleighs those up you will see a perfect smoked rib tender what is best tip you you can give people at home for cooking a great rack of ribs. >> really just take your time witt. take your time, cook it low and slow, low temperature not too hot hot not too fast, and wait until your almost done before you put the sauce on. the biggest mistake people make is they put sauce on too early, it burns and then it ruins your experience. >> excellent. >> yes. >> but are you nervous for competition. >> always, always, always. >> you said it is friendly. >> it is friendly, it is a great competition, great people here, you meet best friend in barbecue and it is just best time. >> mike, steve thank you so much for having me here. all of the fellows here. keep i

i don't even like grilled food. i hate the taste of grilled food but she likes it.tops. she wants a grill in the back. [ laughter ] that's all i'm asking for. so i don't know which place is gonna do it. >> steve: big stained glass window. >> jimmy: stained glass window. i want granite counter tops, a a stained glass window of a a "game of thrones" character with a sword. [ laughter ] she just wants outdoor space to grill. >> steve: her and her friends go out there and grill all the time. >> jimmy: i don't like grilled food. >> steve: i don't like it. i don't like the taste of charcoal. >> jimmy: i'd rather eat anything. name a food. >> steve: fish. >> jimmy: ew. fish. i hate fish. [ light laughter ] >> steve: meat. >> jimmy: ew. i don't like meat either. >> steve: hot dogs. >> jimmy: i don't like hot dogs at all. what is wrong with you? >> steve: endive. >> jimmy: i love endive. [ laughter ] i just want to eat -- cut the end up endive on a granite countertop. eat as much endive as i can and then she can go the neighbor's house and grill all she wants. [ light laught

they are hereto master the art of backyard barbecue grilling. >> i am a barbecue grill engineer, >> hewill grill anything. >> when people try my ribs, they tell me it is the best they ever had. >> his secret is just the right temperature and the right amount of time. >> this perfect temperature, it will fall off the bones when you bite it. most people signing up withguys but there are women. >> we are cooking for my cave man and off all ages. >> she's big on this thing that's called theinjector. we injected the chitten with butter and chicken with the butter and garlic. >> the beer is for me, i am not the master like this guy here. >> if i have enough beer then i don't care how the meat comes out. the best part of the class is tastetesting. research as they say. >> i am coming for your house for barbecue. at thebarbecue grilling school on treasure island. >> oh, that looked good. a live look outside at thethe bridge. you can see over cast skies there. nota whole lot of traffic, we'll be right back. >>> and we are back on kron 4 news this weekend on this 4th of july holiday weekend, liv

else fire up the grill this hol dad weekend.an you're about to meet says if it's just burgers and dogs on your menu it's time to expand those taste buds. tonight, one american chef's taking us on a succulent south american adventure that involves less easy to love parts, from nose to tail. she says they're not only delicious, they can be healthy too. >> look at how beautiful it is, so many cows. >> reporter: three hours outside of monte vedeo, uruguay, we're on the hunt for the world's best barbecue. >> uruguay is very flat. that's part of why it's so easy to raise beef here. >> reporter: the american butcher, rancher, and restaurateur is heading into goucho country, the land of the famous south american cowboys. >> cooking this for two and a half hours, three hours over this low, slow eat. uruguay is where i come for inspiration. everything is rough and unfinished. i'm going to hang out at the grill and eat the whole thing. >> reporter: anja was once a vegetarian. then -- >> i had a radical experience. i went from low fat, no f

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welcome to the bay area barbecue and grilling schools school. yes, there really is a barbecue school. and these student of the grill aren't messing around. his secret? heat. >> there's a perfect temperature where it will fall off the bone when you bite it. >> that's pretty good. >> reporter: most people who sign up for the class are guys, but there are women. >> we are cooking for my caveman. >> reporter: and all ages. >> i never knew about grilling vegetables. but i guess guess you can. >> injecting with applejuice, beer. viki liviacas, kro increase 4 feups. >>> we're just minute ace way from the big 4th of july fireworks show here in the bay area. we have several of them. this is the scene right now. it's live from treasure isle. we'll be able to see something, please tell me. gliff read they can adjust the eight of the fireworks. glop 1 thowrntion feet? >> 1,000 feet will be in the cloud. we don't want to be that high. i think about 500 feet. career skies for the other displays. >> that's it for kron 4 news at 8. stay connected with kron 4, a

i think grilling and having like some fun food, i'm okay with it. we've talked about all healthy foods, you know, 50 weeks of the year. this is a time they can loosen up and have their hot dog and hamburgers. i have no problem with that. >> i want to add, by the way, if you're going to barbecue or if you're going to use fireworks, have an emergency kit around. if you get burned, either from a firework or grill, put it under cool water. have an expert around. that's why i'm going to a barbecue at his house. you want a surgeon around. you can tell the difference between second-degree and first-degree burns because second-degree has blistyinging to them. larger than the palm of your hands, go to the hospital. and third-degree burns, automatically go to the hospital. >> should you go to the hospital with a second-degree burn? >> absolutely. don't want to treat it yourself. make sure you go there because they can prevent it and treat it very rapidly. other thing we see kids, they have the whole three-day weekend so they are out in the sun and also sunbur

i love grilling zucchini. i cut them in quarters or slices about a quarter inch and put them on the grill with olive oil and salt and pepper, one or two minutes at the most. once you heat them, you can't cool them back down. they will grill perfectly. always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. >>> this week's student rising above is starting a career in something we're familiar with. tv news. we met him four years ago when he was off to college. his journey started way before then on the other side of the world. >> congratulations to you all. >> reporter: not everyone gets to graduate near the washington monument unless you go to george washington university. >> you are walking there past the white house and the washington monument and you've got lincoln on the other side and you look around like what am i doing here? sometimes i have a pinch myself to see this isn't a dream. this is real. when i really think about where i was and where i am now, it's like how did that happen? >> reporter: he was born in k

we will have the eyewitness weather forecast as well as for workweek coming up next. >>> as we grillou how one man's favorite burger sent him to the hospital. >>> and this brings new meaning to an iphone how digitally impaired are getting a new view of the world coming up next. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for $79.99 a month. go online or call. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> if you plan on grilling out maybe this holiday, one man's favorite burger sent him to the hospital and now he shares a warning before you fire up the barbecue. three on urd side's consumer reporter jim donovan explains. >> reporter: when you put meat on the grill you are usually concern about cooking it all the way through to kill food born bacter

let's head inside the fishin' pier grille. nor alley they start 6:30.he came in earl because she new she was going to heat here. ago frequent fast this morning at the fesh and pier girl. where's my girlfriend. my new best friend mia we'll show you specialties of the house and walk out bob kelly on the actual fishin' pier because it would be called fishin' pier. >> looking good. 17, good job thereby with thumbs up in the background. we have sawp fwlair awe group a who looingt rush hour. >> ac cachinging here this morning as we go for a ride. south on 25 disabled tractor-trailer around route 0 as you roll toward cher hi hill this message. >> life look at route 27 again the wodz are dry and we'll is a nice quiet. we have a funder bender here 3 and market. a lot of tokz -- the point was coupleping we on the fit a lot of volume exciting i 5 through the weekend one wiing waeing. >> the first is tomorrow i guess so ayou head. >> you may want to stick with route 1 and not 13 all that extra volume. >> ju you. >> will also a comb. >> jake hole tonight. >> yes ove

we all want to dig in. >> it's not grilled. >> it's not grilled.t. >> by the way, i love steve doocy, he's great. that was a joke. >> that was in the prompter. that's not your fault. >> we love steve. >> great to see you brian. >> thank you very much. great to see you. good news is this is something like doing a hero that big is not something you do on a special report. >> this is a "fox & friends" kind of thing. >> "fox & friends" kind of sandwich. >> it will be gone. we thank you for joining us this hour. we have this for you. >>> a race against time. rescuers searching for two missing florida boys say the young fishermen have the skills to survive four to five days on the water. >> the coast guard expanding the search area for the 14-year-olds. the fisherman came forward to say he saw the boys just before they vanished. brand new details just breaking this morning. >> that's right. >> families for two missing boys are holding out hope as the coast guard continues aggressive hunt for 14-year-olds. austin and perry vanished friday. a fisherman thi

grill for your fourth of july barbecue. why not try a bean burger instead. >> barbecues are better with friends. ♪ ♪ ♪ freedom ♪ we're talking about freedom ♪ i will fight for the right. >> i love -- >> nothing like paul mccartneyed in the morning. >> paul mccartney that's what america is about. they come from around the globe because they believe in what america is. happy fourth of july, ladies and gentlemen. >> this is a live shot from patriot point in charleston, south carolina. we will be live down there in a little while. dana perino is down there of course, doing a book signing this morning and celebrating down there this morning: how to get your barbecue. >> most of all we have elizabeth prann this morning. we are united statesful for that great to he sue you. >> welcome to the show. >> later this morning we will learn more about elizabeth prann. >> we don't have to make that long though. >> we have a couple hours for you. >> important news to get to this morning. >> we have a couple hours. diving deep elizabeth's pa

hatcher believes it is part of the triangle grill brush widely used to clean the brill, she said one brings will still got in the burger. hatcher is warning everyone to be on the look out for these tiny hazards. >> they need to be very careful and would i suggest that they not use a wire brush on the grill anymore. >> reporter: what options exist other than brushes with wire bristles? experts at good housekeeping institute use coil brushes or crumbled aluminum foil to scrub grill grates clean. you see how small they are. i had that happen a two or three years ago. unfortunately no one ate it. i got rid of the bristles brushes just then. >> yes. >> not good. >> you don't want to end up in the er. just be careful. >> have a safe holiday weekend. >> yes, thanks very much. >>> officials are warning people not to drink and drive on the roads or on the what the they are holiday weekend. u.s. coastguard staged a mock boating arrest on the delaware river. "eyewitness news" in south philadelphia today. officials will be looking for drunk boaters and everybody should party responsibly througho

>> grilled pig tail. >> that sounds superb. >> yep.orthern thai herbal pork sausage. >> oh, yeah, i'm on that. >> brain. some pig's brain. >> yeah. i'm not a big brain fan. a custardy sort of texture, coupled with this sort of nutty taste. frankly, i would sooner grab a big handful of nut sack, so to speak. >> it's mixed with a curry paste and some herbs and stuff, thrown into a banana leaf and then grilled. it's like eating scrambled eggs. you'll love it. then we ordered luu, raw blood soup. >> raw. what do you mean, they don't cook it? >> they do not cook the blood. >> they put it into a hot soup. >> no. this is raw blood. >> really. >> there's two kinds that you can get here. one is the addition of ki ang which means young -- so it's basically the partially digested juice that's made from when a cow eats grass. -- juice. >> oh, geez. >> exactly, yeah. >> oh, no. >> i did not order that. we're not having that. >> okay. we're not having that. >> we're not having that. >> i'm thinking we'll stick to the plain blood soup, thank you very

get that on the grill. i'll show you what to do down here. >> throw this on the grill. skin down.ill. >> we're ready for breakfast. >> so come over here and i'll show you how to make the sauce. right on to your apron. look at you. >> all this goes in. don't touch. you have the chicken hands. >> i don't want to kill this for the crew. the crew wants to eat this. this is how i make my version of the white barbecue sauce. mayo in here. onions that are charred. red jalepenos. horseradish. and spicy mustard. this is thyme. little bit of black pepper. some parsley. >> mix it all together? >> another level of heat is white pepper and apple cider vinegar. >> if you don't use chicken? >> cornish hen or porkloin. when you get it off the grill, you will dunk one chicken -- bring a chicken down. >> we have to get it out. >> i'm all skin. >> we eat the same. >> this has been dunked already and rested. >> we're going to eat. sunny anderson thank you so much. >> thank you. >> united states air force ceremonial brass band performing "god bless america" up next. but first these messages. ♪ [ jenni

i think it will be nice to grill with those gloves on don't you think? my hands. these are like for toxic waste, i think. >> jimmy: what was the fourth of july like for you growing up? you grew up in berkeley, i know. >> i did grow up in berkeley, california, yeah. it was -- it was fun. you know, it's not like the most patriotic city on earth. like i'd never seen a confederate flag until i left berkeley. >> jimmy: is that right. >> yeah. and i have to say, once i did see it, i thought like -- it looks pretty cool. like the design of it is kind of nice. it's very symmetrical. >> jimmy: i see, just physically you're saying. >> yeah, from a design standpoint, i dig it. if you fold it in half, it meets perfectly in the middle, you know? it's like the back of a "mad" magazine. >> jimmy: yeah. all right. so see, that's a positive way of looking at it. by the way, i want to say congratulations. you're going to be hosting the emmys this year. >> i am, yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: have you started working on it yet? >> no. not yet. >> jimmy: oh. >> i've

i'm sure a lot of people are pulling out the grills today.arly start on our barbecue. rosemary. she sup on the third floor with a bay area chef. hi. >> reporter: yes. good morning to you. i have a chef with me. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> smells great. what fourth of july would it be without something on the grill right? >> absolutely. we are going to take a little change from the typical side dish of potato salad and go with nice grilled vegetables. >> what are your favorites in >> i love the zucchini, control owe squash, peppers and asparagus, number when -- when you go to the farmer's market see what looks great, bring it home and grill it. it's basic. just nice vegetables, olive oilo. salt and pepper. >> what is the biggest mistake you find that people make? i tend to over cook. i just keep it onto long? >> you have to keep an eye on it a lot of grills have hot spots. have you to move them -- move things around the best thing i find is a clean, hot grill. >> okay. >> then just stay with it. >> how long will it

we have got folks outside grilling and they don't want any wet hot dogs tonight. >> yeah what do you think, vj? >> don't want any wet hot dogs tonight or especially tomorrow. and what the weather will really be providing some interruptions to some of our outdoor plans, but nothing that's going to have to be postponed. let me show you what i mean. the travel weather, heading out on the road tomorrow, looks like there is a lot of rain around the area indeed, some scattered showers and even thunderstorms hitting early in the day. this is 7 a.m., but watch what happens, there is d.c. pennsylvania here, virginia there. push the button. we get into around lunchtime, there's less rain showing up. and in fact a lot of that rain will be down here around fredericksburg, down i-95. you could see that's the weather front again pushing south. that's 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. so the chances continue to push more toward the south by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. let me show you in another way, for tomorrow afternoon and for -- actually, that's saturday afternoon, saturday evening, we will

do you know these folks out there, they have one of the really interesting, grills that we're looking into here, they are out at fourth and market right now. >> well, it is more than i cannery veal mike. >> we will show you the big thing that is out there. >> reason why we're so excited bit. >> they are an award winning grillers. >> yes. >> and they just won a special award, they will travel the country, but looking at that, we will sample their meat today. >> at 9:01. millions have of people are expect to travel to see pope francis september 26th and 27th but today is a big day planning out their trip, and 152nd ago septa and recommend. >> and, we are in front of. well, he was. >> yes. >> he is still there. >> yes. >> reporter: i will do this pope ticket thing very briefly because i have the ultimate guest of the week and probably a future reality show for sure. you will not top the guest i have. so let me just do this real quick. let me show you patco tickets went on sale, and i went on the web site and one thing that distresses me you need a major credit card to buy these ticket an

bobby: when i opened mesa grill, i had just turned 26 years old. and so, i was not thinking about anything except the next weekend. i was not worried about how long the restaurant would be around. i just wanted to build a restaurant that i always wanted to build, and mesa grill was that restaurant. i had always seen that restaurant growing up. it was a big restaurant. it had a lot of energy to it. it was bustling. the food was american. it had a lot of big flavors to it. and i was able to accomplish that, and 22 years later, it is still there. it has evolved because it is important to continue to evolve your concept within the concept itself without changing it. i think the hardest thing that i had to put a stop to is all my cooks are always watching what the next food trend is, so when asian cuisine came along, they started bringing asian ingredients into the kitchen. i was like hold on. we do not need to do that. we do not need to know every single thing about every ingredient in the world or every trend. just because pea shoots made "the new yor

no grill. >> we did. >> you did?chances are a lot of people did hamburgers and hot dogs, maybe chicken, fish, vegetables. >> you did the vegetables. >> an american chef says there's more good grilling possible if you're willing to be adventurous. we're up "up all nightline" with abc's juju chang. >> reporter: three hours outside of montevideo, uruguay, anya fernald is on the hunt for the world's best barbecue. >> uruguay is very flat. that's part of why it's so easy to raise beef here. >> reporter: the american butcher, rancher and restaurateur is heading into gaucho country, the land of the famous south american cowboys. >> he's going to cook this for two and a half hours over the low, slow heat. uruguay is a place i come to for inspiration for meat cooking. everything is grass fed and finished. >> i'm going to hang out by the skin and cut the skin off the pig and eat the whole thing. >> reporter: believe it or not, anya was once a vegetarian. but then. >> i had a pretty radical experience. i went from low fat, no f

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for example, meat and poultry should be put on the grill immediately once they are brought outdoors andnsing raw meat doesn't make it cleaner but makes your sink dirtier! >> because that water splashing all over your sink that bacteria gets everywhere else. it can get on your countertops, on other foods, on yourself and on kitchen towels! >>> according to the usda there are three temperatures to remember when grilling. 145 for beef pork veal or lamb. 160 for ground meat. 165 degrees for all poultry. >>> ahead in the next half hour at 4:55 the price of july fourth fun. before you head to the store there is good news about the cost of all of those holiday favorites. >>> this morning we will learn which beaches in the gardenen state made the top ten. the results will be revealed today. they will flounce the overall top beach and best beaches for day trips and friendly destinations and ecotourism. >>> 71 degrees. coming up on 4:28. we have got clear skies for now. part of the area will likely see a few showers. heading out the door? jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. >>

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the neighbor who contacted authorities say the barbecue grill is so strong it made her eyes water and she even got a headache. the neighbors say they're being harassed and they refuse to stop grilling. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> i'll be grilling in sunshine today as the temperatures soar into the 90s. this one day of many 09 degree days to come. but this morning, we're starting off with higher humidity and some haze in the area. this is a live view from the nbc 10 studios, minutes away from sunrise. it willing up in just a few minutes. the temperatures will be coming from 75 degrees into the 90s this afternoon. the humidity is running higher this morning. that has resulted in some areas of fog. look at the blue mountain in the pocono mountains. some scattered fog in pennsylvania will be disappearing as the temperatures climb. radar is completely clear. no sign of any wet weather for today. that steers clear for today. that can benefit us. right now, sunny, hot and humid. the forecast for today, 90s this afternoon. humidity higher and the

it shows a county employee telling an employee his grill is making too much smoke. the employee says it's illegal to smell a grill from a street. man says he's being harassed. officials say 15 people have complained about the men since last year. >> if you're thinking of heading to the state fair of virginia, go online to buy your tickets. you can save almost 40% by purchasing tickets online ahead of time. tickets go on sale on august third. the fair starts on september 25th and runs through october 4th at the fairgrounds north of richmond. for a list of all state and county fairs go to our app and search state fairs. >>> another university in the region is waiving testing requirements on the application. >>> classic midsummer weather the next few days. hot and humid. small chance of afternoon storms today and tomorrow. a likelihood on thursday afternoon and evening, some of the storms could be severe. a little less humid in into friday and the weekend. each day still hot. afternoon highs low to mid 90s. only a small chance of a storm each afternoon friday through m

you might need a raincoat if you're grilling this weekend, at least saturday. we do have rain in the forecast. not for both days though but in the meantime a beautiful start to your friday. here's a live look at the comcast center in philadelphia clear skies to start the day. very different than what we had yesterday at this time. live look now, liberty one and two across center city. nice for any traveling this morning. that's the good news. 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. winds are fairly calm. temperatures comfortable, humid out there, though. for today in the philadelphia area, we see a mix of sun and clouds. i think there's a chance we could see a stray, quick-moving, brief shower. that's about it. mostly dry. along the shore today and the delaware beaches, temperatures mid-70s, mix of clouds and sun. for the poconos, mid-70s. the rain chances will be increasing tomorrow for your fourth of july. i'll show you a close look at the timing what you can expect if you're heading to the

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that could be you standing at the grill. >> a giant ball of fire erupting from the grill. >> so thatfire officials say that you don't want to keep pushing the igniter button on your grill. if it doesn't start make sure that the grill lid is open. shut off the gas and try again later. another sip, the soapy water test. use a spray bottle filled with soapy water and spray it on all the piping. if you see bubbles don't use it. what about food safety? if you have food outside as long as the temperature is below 90 degrees food is safe for two hours. once the temperatures reach 90 and above food is good outdoors for only one hour. for more information about food safety practices visit food safety.gov. for a lot of people they're concerned about the weather being a bigger impact for their outdoor plan over the holiday weekend and severe storms and flash flooding that remains a threat where parts of missouri are still recovering. look at this amazing video of a tornado that hit lees summit south of kansas city. it picked up kedebris from the roof of the building. no injuries reported here.

. >> i'm hungry, we invited everyone here to grill on the beach and get some food and we have plates and where are we? we are in the back of the line but you know there are a lot of seagulls look at the size of that guy. oh, my gosh we'll have more. yes! yes! . more guys on the hot happenings plus. the accuweather forecast coming up. >> what? you didn't see it. that is how you do it monica and sharrie. >> got to get your food. >> they don't mess around. more to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00, if you hit the highways this 4th of july we'll show you what to put in your car. and heading out for the holiday, we'll tell you which beach is tops in the garden state according to the residents. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> rick is off tonight and sharrie williams joins us and here is request what is happening on "action news," after years of legal battles wheelchair accessible taxis are available in philadelphia. and a drug sweep in a south jersey home nabs several arrests, what surprising ite

. >>> many of you will be heating up the grill having hot dogs hamburgers, maybe a steak, all that food could lead to nasty if you have if you are not careful. the usda says 48 million people get sick with food born illnesses every year. it's especially common in the summer. experts offered some tips before that holiday cookout. >> you want to wash your hands and surfaces often. make sure you separate your raw meat and poultry from ready to eat foods. cook your meat and poultry to a safe temperature. >>> it's important to keep cold foods cold and hot foods moth hot. cook pork and veal and lamb to 160 degrees. 155 degrees for poultry. >> you take it off the grill, make sure you put it on a nice pressed clean platter. a lot of people grilling this weekend, it might be better off doing it earlier in the day. >> on today's forecast tom. >> good morning. you are right, angie we might get some thundershowers over the weekend. right now some haze in the area. humidity has picked up overnight. storm team 4 radar showing up on the washington app as well as here on your dvd screen showing showers

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senate foreign rowlations committee started grilling the obama administration about the iran nucleardeal, secretary of state john kerry, fueled questions about the government that prevented iran from developing a nuclear weapon for the next ten years and that they had a goal and this was achieved. many republicans skeptical including presidential candidate, marco rubio president obama promised to veto any bill that blocks the bill. >> and david muir will have more on the discussion of the nuclear deal you can watch that at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. >>> a man convicted of killing a war veteran in new jersey will spend the next 70 years in prison a judge chanced down that sentence today. he was convicted of manslaughter in the death of anthony loper he survived a tour of afghanistan only to be shot to death outside of a bar in camden. he was trying to break up a fight when he was killed and part of crone's sentence was attempted murder charges for firing a gun into a crowd. >> philadelphia police say these three people are behind an armed carjacking last month. they alleged

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at 5:00, 87 degrees. 7:00, great night for firing up the grill. a temperature of about 85. 9:00 p.m. a comfortable 77 if you are going to be out late tonight, early tomorrow morning and you get chilly easy, you might want to grab a light jacket. aaron, coming up in ten minutes when the humidity starts to make it feel warmer than it actually is outside. >> we will see you then amelia. >>> new information on why a deck collapsed in howard county. the baltimore sun reporting the joints holding that deck to the house were rotted and that caused the deck to fall away from the house. five people were on that deck when it went down tuesday night at a townhouse on wind rider way in colombia. everyone is expected to be okay. >> big improvements to half a dozen stations in maryland. developers descended on college park to reveal their plans. looking at five other proposed project sights across maryland including sights at largo and prince george's plaza. they hope a new hotel and additional retail will encourage a development boom. developers are also looki

we are with the best, grill masters here in north wildwood all competing at the 17th annual barbecue new new jersey state championship. right here i have micros evenstein, he has cook up some amazing ribs all courtesy of mikeyo's real barbecue owned all by him a labor of love, and mike, we were talking about this when we weren't on camera. we were talking about there are definitely ways judges to have pick the best of the ribs and the best way to pick the best ribs is what? >> well, what they are looking for, you have to focus upon things. appearance, taste and tenderness. what they are looking for in tenderness is what is called a perfect bite on the rib. when you can take a bite out of the ribs and see your teeth marks you know you did a perfect job. they don't want something that falls all off the bone in one piece that is considered over cooked. >> did i hear a rumor somebody was saying that. >> you will get marked down in your score but best score you can hope to achieve is when you got this perfect piece. >> can you see that too? can you see that. >> this is a first place rib.

experts say meat and poultry should be put on the grill right away once brought outdoors and kept at temperature of about 140 degrees or warmer until they're served. >> if you're not going to eat that hot food right away set it to the side of the grill rack. not over the charcoals so it doesn't overcook and that will keep your hot food hot. and also keep your cold food cold by serving it on a bed of ice. >> reporter: there's simple ways to celebrate the red, white, and blue without feeling green. erica edwards, nbc news. >> those hamburgers and hot dogs and fourth of july favorites are costing a little bit less this year. did a survey and found out that the average cost of the things you need for this typical july 4th barbecue will cost about $5.58 a person. that's 3% less than last year. >>> the time right now is 6:26. 59 degrees out there on this fourth of july. philadelphia's independence day celebration is just hours away. nbc 10's jesse gary is live along the ben franklin parkway with a preview. jesse? >> reporter: rosemary here's to hoping the rain stays away as prep continues